The United States Senate passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure. The bill now heads to the House of Representatives, before it can be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. The bill includes funding for new...
BuildSteel.org, powered by the Steel Framing Industry Association, Falls Church, Virginia, has launched a new Product and Provider Directory that gives users the ability to find all things cold-formed steel (CFS) related quickly. The directory, located...
On Wednesday, September 8, 2021, the Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA) presented the webinar, “The State of Steel Framing — And What You Can Do About It,” which featured industry thought leaders’ discussing the cold-formed steel (CFS) framing supply chain and...
Many professionals and DIYers prefer the convenience of cold-formed steel (CFS) to frame basement walls. CFS studs, or metal studs, are lightweight, impervious to termites, can be cut to precise specifications and never twist or warp. Plus, steel studs do not retain...
A shortage of affordable houses in Ireland is leading housing experts, politicians and commentators there to search for solutions. However, Fergus Merriman of Merriman Solutions, a chartered building surveyor (a general contractor in Ireland) and a member of...
Beginning in mid-2020, lumber prices have seen record increases and, despite recent declines, remain at historic highs. As the construction industry bounces back from the pandemic, home builders report having good results with cold-formed steel (CFS) framing, which is...
The cold-formed steel (CFS) framing production output continued to grow in the second quarter 2021, reaching full recovery in output levels after a rocky 2020. According to the latest Quarterly Market Data Report for Q2 2021, released by the Steel Framing Industry...
As the construction industry bounces back from the pandemic, building developers are hoping to get projects done on time. With lumber still at premium levels, architecture firm DSGNworks is looking to cold-formed steel (CFS) to save time, money and labor shortages for...
Excalibur Construction, Inc., Sheridan, Wy., used to order its building materials on a per-house basis. As of May, the firm was ordering materials by the semi-truck, even though bulk purchasing doesn’t solve all supply bottlenecks. “There are definitely longer wait...